The Morley Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leeds
Fountain Street, Leeds, LS27 0PD
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/09/2024
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
18.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,410
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,555 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
258 of 263 families who put it first got an offer
278
Places offered
836
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 263 | 258 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 327 | 15 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 142 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 104 | 3 | ● 3% |
| Total | 836 | 278 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 82 applications came from outside the council area (14 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Matthew Turton
- Address
- Fountain Street, Morley, Leeds, LS27 0PD
- Phone
- 01132532952
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Morley South · Leeds South West and Morley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136392
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
1,410 pupils · 1,555 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 September 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,422 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.56 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 54.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 60.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 88.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.22 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 273 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 272 | 35% | 65% | 81% | |
| English Language | 272 | 27% | 71% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 260 | 24% | 65% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 216 | 18% | 55% | 70% | |
| History | 143 | 45% | 73% | 80% | |
| Geography | 139 | 32% | 60% | 73% | |
| Business | 116 | 34% | 66% | 78% | |
| Spanish | 106 | 29% | 54% | 77% | |
| French | 99 | 21% | 58% | 72% | |
| Art and Design | 62 | 48% | 98% | 98% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 61 | 20% | 61% | 85% | |
| Biology | 52 | 81% | 94% | 94% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leeds council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.